recast

[ verb ree-kast, -kahst; noun ree-kast, -kahst ]

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verb (used with object),re·cast, re·cast·ing.

to cast again or anew.
to form, fashion, or arrange again.

to remodel or reconstruct (a literary work, document, sentence, etc.).
to supply (a theater or opera work) with a new cast.

noun

a recasting.
a new form produced by recasting.

Origin of recast

First recorded in 1890–95; re- + cast

Other words from recast

re·cast·er, noun

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How to use recast in a sentence

Or you may not have many—or any—friends, recasting your social exclusion as brave defiance of social norms.
The Refuseniks Hiding From ‘Happy New Year’ | Lizzie Crocker | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
It is a recasting that is deeply at odds with how Paul is perceived by his enemies and by many of his supporters.
Rand Paul Gives War a Chance | Olivia Nuzzi | August 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
You might describe all this as a rebranding, rejiggering, or recasting.
GOP Swears It’s Not Stupid | Howard Kurtz | February 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
I think Britain should call on the US and its partners to start recasting NAFTA as a full monetary and political union.
An Ever-Closer Union | Megan McArdle | January 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Yet he seemed interested only in recasting GOP concepts in his own idiom.
Obama’s Speech Took Ideas From the GOP and Rhetoric From Madison Avenue | Lee Siegel | January 28, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

Mr. Lewes advised me to put it by for a time and take it up again, with a view to recasting it.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. III (of 3) | George Eliot
Much might be said for a complete disregard of usage, for a thorough recasting of our system of punctuation.
"Stops" | Paul Allardyce
The abandonment and recasting of the old-style guns speedily followed.
A Portrait of Old George Town | Grace Dunlop Ecker
I was in the act of recasting my second sentence, when the light went out.
Berry And Co. | Dornford Yates
The process of recasting took place in the large field on the south side of the Church.
The Story of an Ancient Parish | H. R. Coulthard

British Dictionary definitions for recast

recast

/ (riːˈkɑːst) /

verb-casts, -casting or -cast (tr)

(often foll by as) to give (someone or something) a new role, function, or character: recast themselves as moderate and kind
(often foll by as) to cast (an actor or actress) again or in a different part

to cast new actors or actresses for a production of (a play, film, etc)

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